Summer Notes- Monday, June 24th. What a Storm Yesterday.

 Random picture in the file. (food budget advice)  Son shopped at our New Market Basket yesterday.  

We watched the open wheel race and at the end- thank goodness- the power went out.  Sunny day. No wind...no reason- but after 8 hours and having to do the generator- with much angry yelling (not me)- we discovered it was the Ospery Nest.  In Bath.  

These huge birds have been nesting in the very top of this ONE extremely tall power pole for YEARS....before I worked at the greenhouse- so- over TWENTY YEARS... and this YEAR the CMP guys decided to evict them...with barriers etc.

Well, the Birds got the last laugh.   EIGHT F-ING HOURS WITH ZERO POWER.  And then...because..why NOT? a Thunderstorm rolled in with Tornado Overtones.  And it was epic.  The colors on Son's weather app......wow.  Water and hail (in some areas) beating down on the roof. Power stayed on.  WOW.

Sun is shining now- heat index is warning us..... danger...danger.

Son wants to pack up and GO.  I don't blame him...I have felt this way about Maine and it's power supply since we moved here in 1991.  Perhaps this time we will call the number and get our own Home Generator.  I have the phone number right here.

I have my book light charging in the hall bathroom (husband had a special switch in there so he could charge his hearing aides)....book light ran out yesterday but since we had day light I could walk around looking for a bright spot to read.  It was a good book....Emily Henry's Funny Story.  Better than Happy Place which I did not like.  I have all her previous books.  I might read it again before next Friday....in case the other stuff I chose isn't great.

I still haven't mentioned a visit to the nearest VERY small bookstore......to my Son.  In case they might have a book or two I want.  Well, I need to eat....breakfast...it's going to be hot today....AC units..etc.  sigh.